Service Alert
Entretien du site web le 24 avril à 22h HAE
Le site web sera indisponible le 24 avril à 22h HAE pour 15 minutes en raison de travail d'entretien prévu.
Le site web sera indisponible le 24 avril à 22h HAE pour 15 minutes en raison de travail d'entretien prévu.
Articles 1 à 20 sur 11794
Par Michel Tremblay. 1994
Marcel and his cousin experience the mystical arrival of summer on the final day of exams at Ecole Saint-Stanislas. While…
Marcel is in the class for "slow learners," his cousin is part of the "gifted" program. It is only towards the end of exams that Marcel's cousin recognizes Marcel's own special type of genius. Sequel to "The fat woman next door is pregnant." 1994. Uniform title: Premier quartier de la lune.Par Daphne Du Maurier. 1952
While in Italy, Philip's uncle Ambrose marries charming Rachel. When Ambrose dies unexpectedly, Rachel comes to England to live with…
Philip. Soon, Philip begins to suspect that Rachel murdered Ambrose. 1952.Par Sheila Fischman, Hubert Aquin. 2001
As he awaits trial, a young separatist writes an espionage story in the psychiatric ward of the Montreal prison where…
he has been detained. He also reflects on his dissent and distress, and on the political realities of Quebec of the 1960's. First published in 1965. Winner of Canada Reads 2003. 2001. Uniform title: Prochain épisode.Par Judith Elaine Cowan. 2001
A collection of seven stories set in Trois-Rivières, Québec. They feature an erratic cast of ordinarily forgotten folks who have…
fallen through the cracks. These include a woman called Raymonde, who is anxiously awaiting guests to her lover's book launching, and Jacques, a man of simplicity, observing the often unnoticed and underappreciated aspects of daily life. 2001.Par Nora Roberts. 2001
Wealthy American Trevor Magee returns to his ancestral village of Ardmore, Ireland, and falls in love with ambitious Darcy Gallagher.…
But the native ghosts have their own plans. Sequel to "Tears of the moon." Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2000. (The Irish trilogy ; 3)Par Christina Skye. 2004
Jess Mulcahey, a hotel evaluator, does her job pretending to be a minor European princess. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Hawk Mackenzie…
is at the same hotel, searching for a kidnapped and very special research animal. Jess has to leave quickly after filing her report, but a storm causes the claustrophobic inspector to find herself locked in an elevator with Hawk, who is experiencing the libido of a teenager because of an experimental medication. 2004.Par Michel Basilières. 2003
Holed up in a shambling house at the base of Mount Royal is the family Desouche: three generations of English-…
and French-Canadians caught in the gears of a national crisis. When one of the eldest, an Anglo Montrealer, dies at the hand of one of the youngest, a militant separatist, so begins a transformative year of misfortune. 2003.Par Maxine Trottier. 2002
Hélène St. Onge is a recently orphaned thirteen-year-old girl from France, who sets off for Quebec, or Nouvelle France, in…
1666 as a companion to her older sister Catherine. When Catherine dies on the way, Hélène goes to live at her aunt's tavern, where she learns important skills like how to skin a muskrat, while meeting many of the famous people of the new colony. She hopes the friendships she has made, like with her half-Mohawk friend Kateri, will help her to survive the harsh life and bitter winters of seventeenth century Montreal. Grades 5-8. 2003.Par Penny Vincenzi. 2000
Tom and Octavia Fleming have a power marriage - high-profile and mutually supportive, but when Octavia discovers that Tom is…
having an affair, and that it is by no means his first, every single aspect of her life threatens to disintegrate.Par Sandra Brown. 2004
Destiny, Louisiana. Sayre Lynch returns home after her brother's questionable suicide. She investigates the death as charges of labour unrest,…
bribery, and murder envelop other relatives. Darker secrets emerge while she develops a love/hate relationship with a close family associate. Bestseller. Explicit descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence and strong language. 2004.Par Mary Higgins Clark. 2003
Lynn Spencer asks financial reporter Carley DeCarlo, her stepsister, to investigate the case of Lynn's missing husband, Nick. Nick's medical…
research company, which may have been on the verge of discovering a cure for cancer, has been left nearly bankrupt by Nick's disappearance along with substantial corporate assets. 2003.Par Mary Stewart. 1997
In 1947 Kate Herrick returns to her childhood home to retrieve some family mementoes before her grandmother sells the cottage.…
She discovers that there have been sightings of night prowlers - even ghosts - in the cottage garden. Her search for explanations leads her into another, more personal quest. And as she explores her past, she finds a place for herself in the present, and the promise of great happiness in the future.Par Amanda Quick. 1990
Victoria Huntington, twenty-four, is not above getting into mischief. With her friend Annabella, she plans to leave the ball and…
go to the fair, escorted by Annabella's brother. Fortunately he has confided in Lucas Colebrook, the earl of Stonevale, for the earl's presence will be needed. But Victoria is suspicious of the earl, because she fears all men are out to get her fortune. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1990.Par Nora Roberts. 2002
Irish siblings Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan seek the return of a family heirloom - a small antique statue -…
and the whereabouts of its matching pieces. During their dangerous quest, they manipulate suspects but also fall in love. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2002.Par Lazer Lederhendler, Gaétan Soucy. 2005
In 1920s Montreal, 75 parishioners die one terrible night at the hands of an arsonist. Among the survivors are Remouald,…
whose nightmarish, repressed childhood memories cause him constant turmoil; Séraphon, his invalid father who holds a self-destructive secret; and schoolteacher Clémentine Clément, who obsesses in solitude over past tragedies, unrequited passions, and the grim suspicion that something is woefully amiss with a group of young boys in her class. Some descriptions of sex and strong language. Descriptions of violence. 2005. Uniform title: Immaculée Conception.Par Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier. 2004
Retelling of the classic Quebec folklore "La chasse-galerie". On New Year's Eve, 1846, 11-year-old Baptiste finds himself far from his…
friends and family and has come to the woods of Ottawa Valley to live and work among some lumberjacks. As the New Year approaches, they grow more and more homesick. Grades 3-6. 2004. Uniform title: Chasse-galerie.Par Marie-Claire Blais. 1990
A harrowing pathology of the soul centering on a family group: Patrice, the beautiful and narcissistic son; his ugly and…
malicious sister, Isabelle-Marie; and Louise, their vain and uncomprehending mother. These characters inhabit an amoral universe where beauty reflects no truth and love is an empty delusion. The characters are ultimately annihilated by their own obsessions. Original French edition published in 1959. 1990. Uniform title: Belle bête.Par Alan Brown, Gabrielle Roy. 1989
Trapped by poverty and unemployment in the slums of Montreal, Rosanna LaCasse and her eldest daughter cope differently with the…
problems of urban living. Winner of the Governor General's Award. 1989. Uniform title: Bonheur d'occasion.Par Christine Feehan. 2005
Colby Jansen and Rafel's story is the hottest installment of the Carpathia saga. The book sizzles with passion, devotion, sex…
and Carpathian magic. Colby struggles to raise her younger brother and sister and run the family ranch. She has no time for men. Strong willed and devoted to her family she rebels against the wealth of feelings and passion Rafel stirs in her. Confused and angry, Colby fears she will lose herself and her family if she admits she loves her life mate, but before she can embrace the feelings she has, Colby must battle humans, vampires, their human puppets, and herselfPar Nora Roberts. 1989
Pregnant, alone, and on the run to protect her unborn child, Laura Malone found herself stranded on a snowy Colorado…
road, at the mercy of a stranger. Fortunately, Gabriel Bradley's only intention that fateful night was to provide her shelter. Together they weathered the storm, sharing their intimate secrets and soon powerful passion. By the time the roads had cleared, a promise had been made. For Gabe understood Laura needed protection if she hoped to keep custody of her child through the coming court battle. Descriptions of sex. 1989.